Sleepy Markets
Today has been one of those days where I wake up at 5:30 a.m. feeling well rested. Since I didn’t have any early morning activities planned, I went back to sleep. At 7:45 a.m. I got up feeling like I wasn’t well rested. Quite ironic… I have not felt fully awake all day and have been making as many mistakes as if I had only had two hours sleep total, all night. My short term memory is failing me and I don’t seem to have full use of my hands. If I had gotten up at 5:30, I would have been as sharp as a tack. I have told myself to channel the sensation of sleepiness into relaxation and attention. My muscles are relaxed without any effort but the attention is not happening. Weird !
The stock market is surprisingly sleepy today, even after the Fed lowered interest rates by five percent. The market was only up 172 points when I checked it a few minutes ago. Sure, I made a little money today, but with a drastic interest rate cut like that you would think that the market would go through the roof… The only things that could make the market crash this year would be (1) if the U.S. nukes Iran or (2) if a nuclear bomb is exploded as a terrorist act in the U.S. In case you didn’t read the diary entry by ‘where is my left foot’ yesterday, six nuclear warheads were missing from North Dakota and only five were recovered in Louisiana. Someone in the airforce must have been feeling sleepy themselves.
With sleepy astonishment,
I.C.
5:00 p.m. The stock market ended up with a 300+ point gain today. My afternoon coffee has increased my alertness. It’s time for my second guitar practice of the day.